Arsenal's Emirates Stadium Date: 23rd October 2023 at 8:44pm
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The match officials have now been confirmed for Tuesday night’s match between Sevilla and Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League, which is live on TNT Sports 1 with a kick-off time of 20:00.

Glenn Nyberg will be the man with the whistle at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden).
Assistant Referee: Mahbod Beigi (Sweden).
Assistant Referee: Andreas Söderqvist (Sweden).
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden).
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (Germany).
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Nejc Kajtazović (Slovenia)
UEFA Referee Observer: Domenico Messina (Italy)
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömo (Hungary)

This will be the first time that Glenn Nyberg has overseen involving either side, so we’ll simply look at his record from recent years.

His record last season:

Matches: 38
Yellow Cards: 127 (3.34)
Red Cards: 3

Glenn Nyberg oversaw a total of 38 matches last season, most of which were in Swedish Allsvenskan. He brandished just 127 yellow cards in those matches and 3 red cards. He was most card happy in the Europa League encounter between ŠK Slovan Bratislava and Olympiakos when he showed 9 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former Sevilla player Tomas Vaclik.

So far this season:

Matches: 18
Yellow Cards: 63 (3.50)
Red Cards: 1

Nyberg has been the man with the whistle on 18 occasions so far this season, showing 63 yellow cards and 1 red card. His only red card of the season came in his last match, which was between IK Sirius and IF Brommapojkarna (3-2) in the Swedish Allsvenskan, He also gave 7 yellow cards in this match.

 

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